Best Biographies of Notable Women
- List of the Month
- March 2024 (see all)
- Description
- In honor of Women's History Month, our List of the Month this March is devoted to the Best Biographies of Notable Women that we have read. Each participant may vote on ten titles, and may define "notable" as they choose. For the purposes of this list, we define "biography" expansively, to include autobiographies and memoirs. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and are not biographies.
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16,917 members
777 reviews
4.2
Score 61.05
Added 2024-03-14, 05:29 PM
- 17 Members
- alicetroxel, Euryale, raidergirl3, VenusofUrbino, Cecrow, nessreader, ahef1963, LibraryCin, MahanaU, steller0707, Brandy1411, Nutile1011, Tosta, HH_Library, givemebooks1, marjact, margaretmcclintock
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by Helene Hanff
6,647 members
390 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 49.4
Added 2024-03-14, 03:57 PM
- 14 Members
- anglemark, ReshiBec, lizzy50usa, VenusofUrbino, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, klandring, Bookwomble, JoMarsh, Brandy1411, Tosta, givemebooks1, marjact
3
by Maya Angelou
17,491 members
259 reviews
4
Score 41.36
Added 2024-03-14, 08:10 PM
- 13 Members
- aprille, lauralkeet, ValerieAndBooks, cbl_tn, nessreader, srdr, JoMarsh, elorin, steller0707, Brandy1411, Nutile1011, marjact, margaretmcclintock
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- 13 Members
- lauralkeet, terran, dottyreader, MDGentleReader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, JoMarsh, barefootsong, elorin, steller0707, HH_Library, JustJune, marjact,
5
by Anne Frank
13,540 members
245 reviews
4.1
Score 35.88
Added 2024-03-16, 10:59 AM
- 13 Members
- TeresaInTexas, dara85, lauralkeet, smc1, kleo, sssolstice, ahef1963, JoMarsh, msjudy, MahanaU, steller0707, Brandy1411, Tosta
6
11,427 members
378 reviews
4.2
Score 31.63
Added 2024-03-14, 02:47 PM
- 10 Members
- Aquila, EerierIdyllMeme, raidergirl3, nessreader, ahef1963, LibraryCin, AbigailAdams26, MahanaU, steller0707, Tosta
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: I loved this book, and the mixture of the familiar and unfamiliar, in Satrapi's life story.
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- 9 Members
- aprille, MDGentleReader, nlgeorge, al.vick, msjudy, Kyler_Marie, steller0707, HH_Library, marjact
8
- 9 Members
- affle, lauralkeet, thorold, nessreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, JoMarsh, tommi180744, Brandy1411
9
12,420 members
165 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 27.79
Added 2024-03-14, 07:54 PM
- 9 Members
- dara85, cbl_tn, mitchma, sssolstice, ahef1963, MahanaU, Brandy1411, slimikin, margaretmcclintock
10
791 members
38 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 26.46
Added 2024-03-14, 02:58 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, anglemark, Euryale, RBeffa, vwinsloe, noveltea, bibliopolitan, KeithChaffee
11
by Joan Didion
12,111 members
329 reviews
3.9
Score 26.09
Added 2024-03-14, 04:11 PM
- 9 Members
- lauralkeet, smc1, terran, katemcangus, nlgeorge, ahef1963, jslantz1948, steller0707, Nutile1011
12
10,142 members
554 reviews
3.9
Score 25.75
Added 2024-03-14, 04:11 PM
- 9 Members
- raidergirl3, sssolstice, katemcangus, ahef1963, SusanBraxton, Brandy1411, Nutile1011, Tosta, HH_Library
13
- 9 Members
- RBeffa, mitchma, sssolstice, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, msemmag, steller0707, Brandy1411, givemebooks1
14
9,303 members
392 reviews
4.2
Score 24.72
Added 2024-03-16, 10:58 AM
- 8 Members
- aprille, EerierIdyllMeme, dhm, TheLOFT, Bookwomble, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Tosta
15
by Jung Chang
9,246 members
174 reviews
4.2
Score 23.59
Added 2024-03-18, 02:59 PM
- 9 Members
- dhm, nessreader, sssolstice, nlgeorge, ahef1963, tommi180744, msjudy, Boand, Brandy1411
16
2,192 members
26 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 23.27
Added 2024-03-15, 12:55 AM
- 7 Members
- merrystar, sssolstice, al.vick, elorin, Nutile1011, HH_Library, margaretmcclintock
18
2,364 members
30 reviews
4
Score 20.75
Added 2024-03-15, 11:14 AM
- 6 Members
- Cecrow, nlgeorge, JuliaMaria, thalassa_thalassa, bibliopolitan, JoMarsh
19
20
323 members
2 reviews
4.1
Score 16.75
Added 2024-03-14, 07:08 PM
- 5 Members
- birder4106, danbennett, CarlyleAddy, skid0612, marjact
23
7,978 members
291 reviews
4.1
Score 14.09
Added 2024-03-24, 04:10 PM
- 4 Members
- kleo, TheLOFT, barefootsong, Red-Hawk
24
422 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 12.94
Added 2024-03-14, 08:04 PM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, cbl_tn, JoMarsh, HH_Library, marjact
25
26
203 members
18 reviews
3.9
Score 10.83
Added 2024-03-18, 09:36 AM
- 3 Members
- AnglersRest, ReshiBec, DramMan
27
1,166 members
18 reviews
4
Score 10.46
Added 2024-03-15, 09:11 AM
- 3 Members
- affle, TeresaInTexas, RBeffa
28
790 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.4
Added 2024-03-19, 03:25 AM
- 3 Members
- sssolstice, Karen74Leigh, skid0612
29
- 4 Members
- birder4106, JoMarsh, SusanBraxton, JustJune,lilithcat
- Explanations
- lilithcat : Not a biography.
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1,798 members
67 reviews
4.2
Score 9.29
Added 2024-03-14, 09:09 PM
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162 members
6 reviews
4
Score 9.02
Added 2024-03-21, 03:14 PM
- 3 Members
- lilithcat, sssolstice, Karen74Leigh
35
by Laurie Lisle
542 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.71
Added 2024-03-18, 03:01 PM
- 3 Members
- TeresaInTexas, msjudy, JustJune
36
3,263 members
66 reviews
3.8
Score 8.65
Added 2024-03-15, 09:26 AM
- 3 Members
- lauralkeet, susanbooks, Karen74Leigh
37
5,288 members
93 reviews
4
Score 8.54
Added 2024-03-21, 02:19 PM
38
1,962 members
51 reviews
4
Score 8.12
Added 2024-03-14, 04:00 PM
- 3 Members
- smc1, perennialreader, Karen74Leigh
40
by Lindy West
1,693 members
100 reviews
4.2
Score 7.84
Added 2024-03-21, 01:24 PM
- 3 Members
- VenusofUrbino, TheLOFT, Tosta
41
5,036 members
87 reviews
4
Score 7.84
Added 2024-03-16, 02:24 AM
42
23,056 members
844 reviews
4.2
Score 7.54
Added 2024-03-18, 08:45 AM
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48
151 members
6 reviews
3.9
Score 6.56
Added 2024-03-16, 02:38 PM
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886 members
46 reviews
3.8
Score 6.27
Added 2024-03-14, 08:48 PM
- 3 Members
- dara85, Tosta, HH_Library,lilithcat
- Explanations
- lilithcat : I can think of no definition of "notable" that would include her.
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2,261 members
86 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 6.25
Added 2024-04-07, 08:46 AM
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by Farley Mowat
583 members
5 reviews
3.9
Score 6.08
Added 2024-03-23, 01:42 PM
- 2 Members
- kleo, LibraryCin
56
by Kate Evans
433 members
11 reviews
4.1
Score 6.04
Added 2024-03-14, 07:52 PM
- 2 Members
- hipdeep, Bookwomble
57
95 members
3 reviews
3.8
Score 6.04
Added 2024-03-15, 09:09 AM
59
by Kate Beaton
1,282 members
78 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.74
Added 2024-03-19, 09:03 PM
- 2 Members
- ReshiBec, raidergirl3
63
335 members
4 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.42
Added 2024-03-15, 09:12 AM
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by Mary Seacole
386 members
3 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 5.05
Added 2024-03-14, 02:57 PM
- 2 Members
- Aquila, nessreader
68
848 members
19 reviews
3.8
Score 5.02
Added 2024-03-14, 08:55 PM
70
by Anaïs Nin
2,491 members
30 reviews
3.8
Score 4.92
Added 2024-03-15, 11:19 AM
- 2 Members
- thalassa_thalassa, elorin
83
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: This was the first adult book I ever read, taken from my mother's shelves when I was a little girl, and I was fascinated by it. I reread it many times.
